The Australian business said it would use haptic alerts and proximity sensors to stop the vehicles from colliding, and the test flight allowed it to conduct essential safety work.
IPE 22 included a RAAF C-17A Globemaster delivering humanitarian relief supplies to Laos and a C-130J Hercules and crew conducting workshops with the Bangladesh Air Force.
Stephanie Tully is widely regarded as the favourite to lead the whole business group post-Joyce but will face a tricky task in keeping Jetstar competitive with rising fuel prices and the launch of Bonza.
The twice-weekly service will launch on 29 June next year, with the aircraft carrying up to 50,000 customers between the two destinations annually.
The RAAF has commenced “Operation Christmas Drop”, joining partner nations to deliver 200-kilogram bundles of goodwill to support over 20,000 people in remote communities across the West Pacific.
A pair of C-17A Globemaster IIIs conducted simulated airdrops in the valleys of Papua New Guinea – after taking off from RAAF Base Scherger in far northern Queensland.